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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-14
IRISH National LEAGUE.

1t Closes ITS Observation-Disclosures
FitZgera1d;s Address.
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 13.-The session
of the executive council of the Irish National
league of America closed tonight. The fol-
lowing cablegram was received by President
Fitzgerald:
Dublin, Jan. 13.-The Irish eviction CRU
SADIE has been in full progress in Kerry for
several days past. Agents and bailitfs are
carrying paratine oil and setting fire to the
houses as each family is eyicted. Scores of
families are homeless.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-14

LEWIS BAKER.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-14
ST. PAUL GLOBE SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

ST. PAUL, FRIDAY, JAN. IA. 1887.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-14

The Farmers aud Laboring Men Of
minnesota Deceived by Their Pre-
tended Friends,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
Lost With All on Board.

MILWAUKEE, October 29.-The Propeller
Werner has been lost on Lake Michigan,
North of Manitowoc, Wis. The entire
crew, consisting of twenty-five persons,
is supposed to have persisted. The steam
ship Superior. arriving at tAis port at s SO
this evening, brought the first news of the
total wreck Of large passenger propeller
off Manltowoc. Wis. That the wreck
is that of the Propeller Vernon, of the
Northern Michigan line, is established al
most beyond a doubt. She was due here
to. day, and from the description OF frsg-
nents seen by the crew OF the Superior.
her owners here consider her identity fully
established. She had on board crew of
twenty-five men, besides some passengers,
the exact number not being known, and
It is supposed that sll hands persisted.
Capt. Morgan, OF the Superior, saw thnee
or four rafts with men ciioging 10 them, aud
alsora small boat containing woman and
three men. Though he made an effort to
rescue them, the high sea prevented tue
rendering OF any assistance, the Superior
being herself disabled and requiring the
crews best efforts Ii was about 10 o'clock
in the morning when the first signs OF the
wreck in ths shape OF floating cargo aud
furniture were seen. About an hour later
the RATS were sighted. On some the occu-
pants we're almost gone, while Others Sig
nailed the Superior.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
Points in Caring for Sheep.

The following is extracted from CORE
spondeDce of the Farm Journal: One acre
of turnlps will equal ten of grass for
sheep. Hurdle or pull Is wanted. -Four
bushels chopped to 100 sheep is proper
feed. If lambs are kept, wean at four
months and put dams on short dry feed
a few days to stop milk. Turn the lambs
into second growth clover and give bran
every morning. Grain the sheep lightly
or pasture until the milk is dry. Grain
pays better then until winter than any
other time. 1t is an essential. Glover
pasture is the best for sheep. To enrich
pastures as you feed, give oil-cake, pease,
beans or bran. Three weeks before putting
to the buck increase artificial food. Oats,
o H. cake or cracked corn at the rate of half
pound per eve, given at night, will in
crease fecundlty and produce better lambs.
YardiDg the sheep at night will also has
ten this work. After taking the buck the
feed should be such only as to keep it in
good condition. The ram should be fed
one pint of corn daily during the period
of action, to get healthy lambs. The
change to winter feed and to grain should
be gradual. Allow them to run. If pas
ture permits, until snow comes. Feed hay
in the rack in the fall. After heavy frosi s
the pasture loses much Dutriment and
should be filled out by artificial food.
Crushed corn, oats, beans or roots, in
small quantity. make up the loss and pre-
pare for winter treatment
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
Poultry Suggestions for Autumn.
American ApricuIturist.

IT is a great mistake to crowd too many
fowls together in one apartment. A house
six by eight feet, with a yard thirty feet
square additional, will not accommodate over
one dozen fowls. Board floors are better
than earth Board floors are always dry,
and can be kept much cleaner and sweeter.
An application of slaked lime on the
boards is worth a dozen on the ground. II
more board flooring were used. less disin-
fectants and remedies would be needed.
What breeds of fowls are the best layers?
All the hens that moult early, and all early
pullets well fed in the fail. Instead of try
ing TO learn the variety or breed that makes
the best winter layers, learn to feed and
manage properly, and you will succeed
with what you have.
A good morning meal in winter for poul-
try is chopped corn and oats, or wheat,
mixed with boiling water. Don't make it
sloppy, but dry and crumply. Feed it warm.
A pinch of salt and pepper may be added.
Feed abent sunrise; they will relish it then
better than earlier. Feed at noon a sprink-
ling of parched corn, oats, or wheat aud at
night all they will eat of entire grain OF any
of the above. Never give more at any time
than they will eat up clean. Oyster shells
are good for shell material.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02

than by any other process. Never let q
horss eat or drink much when he is
hot from work. Steady your horse, treat
him according to his nature, make him
your friend and he will do better and
safer work"
Take foIethought of shelter for cattle.
says q correspondent of the New York
Tribune. The saving in food between
those exposed to the cold and those in
warm stables is one half. The difference
in the temperature between the inside of
my stable and the outside in cold weather
is about 20 degrees. The food required to
keep cattle alive in the cold will make
profitable gain when they are kept in a
warm place. Cattle kept from getting
chilled will live on half the food required
TO keep them in the same condition OF
flesh when kept out in the cold. Prof San
born got one pound of growth on steers
fed on hay alone in barns, and outdoor no
gain, fed in the same way. Prof Shelton
made difference of gain on pigs of fifty
pounds sheltered. above those unhoused.
Prof. Morrow had 164 pounds difference
in gain per calf between. housing and ex-
pOeuIe.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
Scab on Potatoes.
Germantown Telegraph.

S. W. Ferel, of 0conto, Wis, claims that
scab on potatoes is not caused by any fun-
gus, but by the ammonia of strong manure
of any kind, hen manure being the worst,
and next to that unrolled COW or horse
manure, We could hardly agree with this
opinion of the use of horse manure. We
have always had good success with the use
of horse manure. and prefer 1t to most
other kinds. There is little denial, how
ever, but that the use Of fresh COW manure
is poorly calculated to secure satisfactory
crop, for the reason, among other things
that it tends to cause delay of the tubers.
So far as hen manure is concerned, we have
used it, but never had occasion to attribute
any special degree of scabbiness to its use.
If there be one thing that will induce
it more than another, it is planting a sec.
ond time upon the same ground. Ashes
are highly recommended. for potatoes, but
in all our practice we have never discov-
cred any evidence of their superiority over
other kinds of fertilizers. As good sue
cess as we have ever had in growing po-
tatoes was dropping the seed in the fur
row, covering thickly with partially rotten
buckWheat straw and then covering with
earth; the potatoes were large, smooth
and clean, as though they had been
washed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
PLOTS FATAL RESULT.
Explosion of a Package Probably Kills a
Brooklyn Lady.

Explosion of a Package Probably KiIis a
Brooklyn Lady.
NEW YORK, October % About 10 O'Clock
last night young man aged about TWEEN
ty.one years, dressed in the garb of an
American district telegraph messenger,
presented himself at the residence of Mfr.
Joseph Wechsler, of the dry goods firm of
Wechsler & Abrahams, oil Brooklyn, at No.
900 Washington avenue, in that city. To
the servant who opened the door, he hand
ed a small package addressed to Mr..
Wechsler. That gentleman not being at
home, the package was carried to Mrs.
Wechsler. On opening she found within
two small boxes, one OF which was made
of paper and the other OF wood. The lat
ter had a sliding top and she attempted to
open it, She had only pulled the top
little when there was a sudden explosion,
and she spTang to her feet screaming with
pain, while her .boysjoined with her, his
cries.
The servsnts rushed into the room and
found Mrs. Wechsler in a terrible coDdi-
ton. Her face and hands we're badly
lacerated and she was almost blinded. The
boy, too, was rolling about the floor IN ag-
ony from the pain caused by lacerations OF
his face and hands. An examination
SHOWED that the faces of Mrs. Wechsler
and her son were filled with small pieces
OF metal which had been driven into them
by the force of the explosion. The boy,
while painfully hurt, Is not considered to
be in any danger, but in the case OF Mrs
Wechsler, il is feared that lock-jaw may
set in, and that her death is certain.
The most care. al and minute exsmina-
ton failed to disclose any trace OF the ex-
Dlosive and police Ars unable to say or
even guess what it was There was no sign
of any machinery TO have worked an ex-
plosion and none OF the little bits of metal
about, similar to those which were driven
into the face Of Mrs. Wechsler and her son.
Where the explosive and the pieces OF
metal were kept is thorough puzzle. The
only reasonable explanation offered was
that some new kind of chemical compound
had been used, which. while occupying a
small space, has tremendous force. and is
exploded by a slight friction The boxes
will be thoroughly and carefully examined
to-day BY experts, and it is possible that
something may yet be found which will
lead to the discovery of just what the e.
plosiye WAS
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
Spring OF Fail.
Germantown Telegraph.


We have two or three inquiries now be-
fore us as to whether spring or fall is the
best time to set out trees. We can't tell
how often we have treated on this subjec
but il is natural that the question should
continue TO be asked, as young men grow
up, marry, and either go to farming, or in
other ways possess land and desire infor-
nation as to what fruit trees TO plant and
when to plant them. In a very few words
We would say that there is not much choice
in the seasons. II the soil is naturally
moist, spring is probably to be preferred
for setting out; dry, fail. If the trees are
large early fall should be chosen, and as
soon as the tree is growing and the leaves
begin to drop. In both cases the tree
should be taken out of the ground care
fully and with as many of the small roots
as possible, and be planted as soon after as
possible, before the roots become dry. To
prevent their becoming so they should be
well covered, kept out OF the sun in tran
sporting, and "heeled-in" or buried and
literally watered as soon IS they arrived
until ready for planting. The planting
cannot be done TOO carefully. The hole
should be large enough to receive all the
roots carefully spread out, and the ground
put about them should be fine and rich
If the roots are too big they should be
somewhat pruned, and the branches of the
tree also. Sometimes the branches, where
the roots are few and have been Injured
in taking up, should be severely shortened
10 save the life OF the tree.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
Farmers institutes.
Rural World.

The season rapidly approaches in which
The agricultuIists of the country will meet
together TO consult with each other and
talk over and discuss questions appertan-
eing TO their general business. OF these the
Grange and kindred associations Will take
a leading part, and will do more to add 10
stheir numbers, develop their own interests
and perpetuate the existence of the several
bodies TO which they belong than anything
else. The Farmers institute is another
and very different thing. Generally
speaking 1t is under the management OF
the State Board OF Agriculture. and az
: lords tte professors of the agricultural col
! lege ap Opportunity of meeting the farmers
ana o. taikfDg TO them face to face about
their theories and practices, their expert
mems Hpd RESULTS, and generally BRING the
cfasE rO0Tn, the laboratory and the expert
ment farm to the farmer and within speak
I ing dfstapce that all who wish may ask
questlons s., question results. make points of
home expsrience and discuss matters gen.
G The Fsrmers' iustitnte is a thing of re-
cent birth, but The most effective means
TO an end yet reached. 1t affords all, high
and low, learned In the college and on
the farm, an opportunity to meet on
level and DISCUSS moi only their exper-
fences, but their. ideas and impressions,
and herein is the 'valns OF. institute idea,
for .aAa iron sharpensth iron, 80 the count
enancs Of man his fFiepd = and after the
| sans fashion u Developed tbs wit and
Wisdom of practical and experimental
fuming ct Anch meetings as these
Yves advised that the Missouri stats
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
SfncIk NnfeH

When the horses are turned on the pas
ture lot for exercise at this season some
kind of shelter should be provided q
protection sgainst winds and rains, and
they should be we'll rubbed at night.
Large breeds of sheep require good past
uiage They will Fay orly when the con.
ditions are favorable. Uneven pastures.
coarse grass and "pickings" will not do for
them. They must be supplied with all
they may require.
Sheep not in the best condition for breed
ing should be got. rid OF without delay.
Distemper, foot-rot and other difficulties
in q flock cause too much labor. Only the
h6althy ewes should be retained. ALL
others, unless nearly well, should be de-
stIoyed.
Never ride horse without first making
bis acquaintance and securing his good
will. Go to bis head, speak kindly, pat him,
look in his eyes. Whether you are friend
or foe he will judge you by your voice, your
eye and your breath. Horses judge man
as quick as a man does horse. Feed aud
water abundantly at night after work and
the animal has had time to rest and cool
of. Feed moderately in the morning or
before work. Parthians and Arabs pre-
pare their horses for hard drives by fasting
rather than fesstipg. More horses are In
jured by hard driving on q full stomsch
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
Preserrilsx fhe ,Faaure.

there Is annually d large waste of the
z valuable properties OF N anure, and the
rivers carry Co the sea much Of the wealth
Of the land. Manure is really the true
wealth Of The country. for II contain with.
ia itself ali the essential elements that
= produce the crops that serve as food, aud
many OF the raw materials that enter into
manufactured Every ounce Of tt that is
saved is 50 much wealth detaiued at an
other time and the saving Of tbs manure
IL the most important matter on the farm.
The fertilfzing properties OF manure are
lost IN many ways The rains carry off the
soluble ingredients as fast as decomposition
changes the solids, while the winds. in
evaporating the mofsture, also take away
portions Of thevslatiIe4aatter. Not only
should 4 he mapnrs be sheltered from. the
winds andralas bat 1t must-be msna ged in
! . Wsnner 90 g. 10 prevent losB OF OF .vota-
tile matter, as s1tha gases generated are
somstimes the MOST valuable portions.
The mennre iheap IS really. a-iaboratory
and the farmer aehemist evsH thdugh his
knowledge Of eaemistry.may be1imitsd. OF
made more valuable nj Farmers are tamil
: lar. Tor by using abssrbents they lrnor
: that the essential elem ants are PARTIAL pre-
tanned, hut tie DECOMPOSITION OF the
manure and its conversion into. plant food
depend upon-the -tsmperatare of the at
mospbere, its humidity and its compost
ticD; and Judgment must be exercised in
itspreservatton, as no two manure heaps
are alike. Phe volatile matter can be con-
Ayerted Into soifds, however, aud In that
sina6nex the plant food may be retained
sAsm anure does not become plant food
stHtif entirely. decompossd, or 50 changed
IN character az to- reyert, 10 ita original
chemical elements OF combibations. much
OF Is nots appropriated by plants until
long efter II has remained jn the ground.
To @6xn the Ammonia, which Is the most
valuable portion, it can be changed into o
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
Fall Ploving-A Nav Departure in Pairs
A Warm Hsn Hous:.
2tmoys the Mulch From About the Trees
Preserving shs Manure.
Bees in NoVembsr-How to ksks Good kp-
pie Buttsr-Ssab On Potatoes.
Spring or Fan-P oints in Caring for sheep
-Farmers' Institutes-StOck aud Farm
Notes-HOusehOId
Fall Flowing.
I American Cultiyator.


At this season Of the year the subject OF
fall blowing always comes up; numerous
articles with this title appear in print, and
al the stock arguments for and against the
practice are repeated. It does no harm,
however, to review the facts and opinions
offered on this subjecl, and Judge for our
selves whether the weight of evidence is in
favor of blowing in the autumn or against
it. II good weather prevails in September
and October, so that the rowen has been
secured, potatoes housed. and the corn
then If hard freezing holds of, good
many days offer themselves when the
farm teams are unoccUpied. First
rate weather ii often is for blowing,
and there is very naturally a strong in
clination TO break up scotland to be used
next year, as well as to pillow unseeded
stubble and falloWs. The opportunity of
being forehanded and getting done good
share of the work which often comes with
q rush in the spring is, undoubt eddy, the
most common reason for fall plowlDg, and
furnishes strong argument in its favor.
And il Is unqusstionably true that more
land turned over in the fall and left rough
IL exposed to freezing and thawing, or
'weatheriDg" in general, is benefited
thereby, in having its particles separated,
giving it better mechanical condition,
and in converting plant-food previously
inert into an available form, thus making
the soil more fertile in two ways. This is
particularly true Of 'heavy" or tenacious
soil. Land of this character, too, which
has to be cultivated with judgment,
ployed when just moist enough, bat not
TOO wet. can usually be found in good con-
dition in the fall, while one may wait
sometimes for weeks in the spring without
catching il in Just the right shape.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
A Warm Hen House.

A poultry house may be made warm aud
comfortable without going to much ex-
pense. 1t is better, If it can be done, to
arrange for warmth in winter without hav-
ing the house too warm in summer It
may not have occurred to some that old
newspapers, or ordinary brown straw
paper, may be pasted on the walls and kesO
out the cold. To do this first paste on the
paper, then use plenty Of paste, and add
another layer of paper. By laying on the
paste thickly the paper will soon be nsrd
and stiff when dry. To make the paste,
boil -four and water together to the propst
consistency of paste. Then add an ounca
of liquid csrbolic acid to each buoket Of
paste, first pouring in four ounces of glus
dissolved In pint of water. Lay on a.
many courses OF paper rs you wish, but
when finished and dry, whitegash-- ths
walls with quart OF the paste added to a
gallon of whitewash. The walls will then
be hard, smooth and white. When sun.
nler comes again, tear of the paper for fear
of lice, and give good coating of. white
yash.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
Bees in November.
American Agrieulturist.


II any hives have not yet been prepared
for winter, they should be attended to the
first warm day. If hives are to be winter
ed indoors they should never be taken in
until cold weather begins in earnest, or 1t
may be necessary to set them on their
summer stands again. The later bees are
housed the better. provided the weather
remains warm enough for them to fly and
void their feces. The room in which the
bees are to be wintered should be dark,
dry, quiet, and we'll ventilated. II 1t is in
q cellar under 3 dwelling, good way to
ventilate il is to run piece OF common
stove pipe into the 1ue which is used by
stoves throughout the house; this creates
q good draft and forms perfect ventilation.
Before placing the hives inside, remove
the caps and nail wire cloth over frames
as well as at the entrance; this
will keep out mice. Now place
the absorbing material on the top and set
the hives inside, laying sticks over them
Ito allow perfect ventilationl, aud set the
others on top of sticks. After bees have
been prepared in this manner, and all
made snug inside, 1t cannot be recon-
mended too strongly that they be left
severely alone. Have a thermometer in
the room. and keep il as near fifty de-
grees as possible; but better have It forty
degrees If 1t can be held at that all the
time than allow much variation. Do not
disturb them until ready to take them
out in spring; there is no gain IN setting
them out for cleansing Il i yht, but very
often loss. All colonies on summer stands
should be packed with absorbing material
and given upward ventilation through it.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
ANauDenarture in Fairs.

The Newark, Conn.,. Farmers Club and
Norfolk Grange, at their Union Agricul-
ural Exhibition, made new departure in
the system of awards that proved very
satisfactory to all parties interested. Tue
offer of premiums was q certain PER cent
of the cash which should be found in the
treasury after paying all expenses of the
show, as, for instance, on the white Leg
horn fowls, per cent; on best half bushel
of potatoes, per .cent-larger yield per
square rod, 5 per cent; best display of cut
flowers, per cent; best display of grapes.
l per cent, and 80 on through the list of
usual exhibits. This insures the club
against loss in the event of bad weather,
and removes the temptation to turn the
show into q money-making or money
boarding affair. The labors of each We ar
are thus paid for during that year, instead
OF leaving surplus or debt to be taken
care of by parties perhaps not in thu least
responsible for its creation. The plan is
certainly well worthy the consideration OF
the managers of other fair organic atoms.
Our shows should be chiefly educational
and social in their aims and not financial
yetUFes
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02

board of agriculture Is now receiving in.
Yitations. or perhaps we ought TO call
them requests, from the farmers Of many
counties in the state of Missouri to hold
such meetings in their respective localities
and have no doubt the large majority Of
them will be cheerfuuy responded to. In
few years we hope to see this work OF the
board divided up into congressional dis
tricts and few live and aggressive men
assigned to the charge OF working up an
interest in each that no section of the
state may be neglected. In the meantime
all who desire q meeting of this kind held
in their neighborhoods should at once ad-
dress Prof. J. W. Sanborn, secretary State
Board Of Agriculture, Columbia, Mo.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
Advancing Coal Prices.

Chicago, Ill, October 29.-At meeting
of the Coal Exchange yesterday, q COM
muDication was read from the Anthracite
Coal Association notifying the exchange
that prices had been advanced twenty-five
cents per ton for the month of November
fixing the prices to dealers in the yards at
S. 20 per ton for large egg coal, and $I.75
for small egg, range and chestnut. Ga
motion OF the Secretary of the exchange,
an advance of % cents per ton to consum-
ers was made, to include the entire month
of Novem Der, making the prices for next
month s. rs per ton for large egg and s.
for small egg, range and chestnut.